Date/Time
Date(s) - 04/27/2015
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Location
New England Conservatory’s Williams Hall
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On Monday, April 27, New England Conservatory artists will hit a high note using their instruments to help fight hunger. As part of Boston’s Music For Food concert series, world renowned artists will take the stage in Williams Hall, putting their spin on the classics, to raise money and awareness for Food for Free, a local nonprofit which works to rescue fresh food and bridge the gap between waste and want.
Since 1981, Food For Free has responded to local hunger by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributing it to local emergency food systems such as food pantries, youth programs, shelters, and more. As one of the nation’s first and oldest food rescue programs, Food For Free, feeds more than 25,000 families annually in Greater Boston and beyond.
The evening will begin with Robert Cinnante, a tenor, and David Collins, on piano, playing Felix Mendelssohn: Lieder. Gabriela Diaz, a violinist, and Stephen Drury, a pianist, will continue building the momentum with Charles Ives: Violin Sonata No. 2. The performance will finish with a group performance featuring Miriam Fried and Paul Biss on violin, Kim Kashkashian and Daniel Getz on viola, and Marcy Rosen, on cello performing Felix Mendelssohn: String Quintet No. 2 in B-flat Major Opus 87.
Music for Food will take place on Monday, April 27, from 7 to 9 p.m., in the New England Conservatory’s Williams Hall, which is located at 290 Huntington Avenue in Boston. The suggested minimum donation is $25 for general admission and $10 for students. Tickets may be purchased at the door. All proceeds from the event will go directly to support Food For Free. For information, visit www.foodforfree.org.
About Music for Food
The concept of Music for Food came into existence over dinner with friends and colleagues. We spoke about the need to use our training and talents to serve our community. We felt that a concert series with a focus on fighting hunger here at home would serve artists, audiences, and more importantly, those in need. Music for Food is a model that is sustainable and replicable for musicians who wish to act for hunger relief in their own communities. Currently in its fifth season, Music for Food has created more than 100,000 meals through donations made at concerts on behalf of more than a dozen hunger-relief organizations. More than 75 international artists have performed on Music for Food concerts throughout the country.
About Food For Free
Since 1981, Cambridge based Food For Free, has responded to local hunger by rescuing food that would otherwise go to waste, and distributing it to local emergency food systems such as food pantries, youth programs, shelters and more. As one of the nation’s first and oldest food rescue programs, Food For Free, a local nonprofit, feeds more than 25,000 families annually in Greater Boston and beyond. In 2014, Food For Free rescued and delivered more than 1.3 million pounds of fresh, healthy food, which translates into three nutritious meals for over 900 people every day of the year. Through a combination of food rescue, farming, and transportation programs, Food For Free’s year-round services give people access to fresh fruits and vegetables, which are typically lacking from the diets of those who are on a limited income.
